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I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck. Nor would I want to deal with him as a customer or a supplier.
James Cash Penney

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A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest the future, the good-will, of an organization.
James Cash Penney

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A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
James Cash Penney

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It was always my practice to train salespeople under my direct supervision, and to treat children with the utmost consideration.
James Cash Penney

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The well-satisfied customer will bring the repeat sale that counts.
James Cash Penney

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No company can afford not to move forward. It may be at the top of the heap today but at the bottom of the heap tomorrow, if it doesn't.
James Cash Penney

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My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.
James Cash Penney

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Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.
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There has never been a time when a career in the Penney Company was not a challenge that brought out the best in a man.
James Cash Penney

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As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.
James Cash Penney

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Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.
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Salesmanship is limitless. Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.
James Cash Penney

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The problem with the bronco is to get on and stay on. This is the problem with the Golden Rule-to understand and apply.
James Cash Penney

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Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.
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